Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-16

the pants pockets of Columbus music loy
, ers last week and got 81. 600 Tor one pei
fUrmance.
There can hr no doubt that the reaSo
why Squire Frank RightInyer ran ahead o
his ticket in such fine style at the reCen
election. was on account ot his ma>ttrl
performance OF the role of 'Squirr Green il
the HOOSer odd Fellows. recently. PeO
Pile who saw the calm drliberative wisdom
and Judicial foresight which he flung int,
his portrayal of the character OF '''SQuir,
Green went away in a body and voted TO
him.
The gas and oil fever i epidemic in Ohio
inst at present and many thousand dollar,
have already left Springfield for nvestmen,
in the booming northern Ohio towns. Di
course this investment is more OF less risky
| A heavy operator in Findlay real estate
said TO me the other day: Yes. invest
ment here is more or less risky at present
values. These values are fictitious and
| speculative. The business and manufac
| turing will not be here 10 sustain them fOI
several years, if ever. We fellows are big
fools for paying such big prices for real
estate here, and our only chance to make
money il that some bigger fool will come
along and pay us more money than we
paid"
The following special from Millersburg,
from a country correspondent writing at
that point. gives such delightfully."- naive
and graphic account of the oil fever >trik-
ing country town and setting all the vii
layers wild, including the village judge. is
50 Strlkingly told that reading il is like
standing AZ the haisiHn .f ,yiti
ural gas fever and noting the symptoms.
Ii is worthy of Artemus Ward
''MIiLEESBCRG, o., Apr. s. Special /
The enticing greed for gain in the way of
speculation in the oil fields of northwestern
Ohio has struck MilierSburg. and struck il
hard, and consequently a syndicate Of cap
italists who have spare money have put in
900, which was expressed last night 10
the oil fieldS of the northwest, and the whole
syndicate left on the same train with the
cash. and with II will buy tract OF land
near Welker. a small village north of Find
lay. in the woods. which il said Ia be the
scene of active operations in the near future.
So say the Speculatnrs.
Judge Stilwell is one Of the party who
got up the syndicate. and he got 80 excited
over the matter that he adjourned court and
closed up the temple of justice a. a second
AIRY matter To money making in the uncer-
tain whrl of speculation.
''It is hoped that their venture may prove
profitable, but they should keep a weather
eye open for sharks who are fishing for
suckers in the waters of Northwestern Ohio
and who would Just As soon guLZle on To a
good. fat goooe from Holmes county as from
anywhere else. Our advice TO them is To
hear the story of these land sharks, who are
gathered in there by the thousands. and
then discount their story by about - per
cent: then go on.
1t l. stated that one member of the syn
dicate has tract of land near where the
patty went that he has had for some years
and which he would like To put i'll at oil
land prices"
our towusman. Nj. Thos. J. kirkpatrick.
has natural reputation aS an authority on
bicycles and wheeling. The saddle which
he invented is known all over the country
and is used by the best wheelm-n. He
sold the patent rights for handsome sum
To the Pope Manufacturing company.
II the tricycle. factory in the west end
could get some patents under which to ;
full size high grade bicycles
big industry could be added Ia the manu- !
featuring interests Of the city.
Springfield now has concert hall run on (
the principle of the Oyer-the-lsine saloons /
and music halls in Cincinnati. 1t is a large .
beer hall centrally located. and has new
team of variety performers. song and dance
men, warbler, OF mu- ical speciality people,
zach week. There is change of bill every